The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of bedtime administration of a single dose of ramelteon (8 mg), zopiclone (7.5 mg), and placebo on next-morning on-road driving performance. In addition, the drugs' effects on balance are evaluated during the night, and the next morning residual effects on memory and psychomotor performance.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
30
Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Standard Deviation of Lateral Position (SDLP); i.e. the weaving of the car.
Standard Deviation of Speed (SDS)
Mean Speed (MS)
Mean Lateral Position (MLP)
Word Learning test:Immediate recall, Delayed Recall, Recognition time & score
Sternberg memory scanning test: reaction time and % errors
Tracking task: RMS (tracking error)
Divided attention test: RMS,reaction time and % errors
DSST: number of copied symbols
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